AMQF Update and Release of Attendee Package

Our aim is to blog more often as the time draws nearer to AMQF, please be patient with us and call back often to see how we’re going. It’d be great to hear your comments on how you feel we are progressing at this time and your opinions in general on the Festival. Do you think we have most things covered, do you have ideas that you’d like to put forward? Don’t be shy but please be kind :-)

We’d like to share a comment that was put forward to us recently as it may help you make a decision about classes. Someone shared their disappointment that “hands-on” longarm classes aren’t being offered at AMQF. AMQF is in the embryonic stages and we are unable, at this stage, to source enough machines to make hands-on classes a possibility. Having said this I’d like to share my own experience - I don’t have a natural drawing talent and have found the art of machine quilting quite difficult to master. To put someone like me in front of a machine and expect me to execute anything worth looking at would be a waste of time. However, if I am taught, through drawing, and practice on paper then I can quilt almost anything! Recently, I attended a hands-on class and I spent the majority of the class trying to learn/control the machine that was supplied; I would have benefited far more by sitting and drawing. There is a very good and wise saying “If you can draw it, you can quilt it”!!

Are there any people that would like to open their home to visitors? We’d like to be able to offer a hospitality service to our country, interstate and overseas visitors. If you’d like to be involved in this program please provide us with your details or contact Sharon for further information. Billeting can be very worthwhile, you'll not only have the chance to learn from your fellow quilters but you may form lifetime friendships.

At this stage we have had 30 people register their interest to Volunteer. If you haven’t put your name on the list we'd love to have you onboard. It can be great fun being involved as a Volunteer and you'll be close to the action. We can’t do this on own and are counting on having as many volunteers as possible – many hands make light work and we’ll do our best to reward you for your efforts.

Last but by no means Least - We’ve been attempting to put something together for our attendees and are SO excited to offer a fantastic “Attendee Package”! The cost of this package is $100.00 (inc GST) and includes the following;

Registration fee

Entry to Quilt Show & Vendor Mall (4 days) Conference Bag including pad, pen, magazines, vouchers, patterns and much, much, more

AMQF Commemorative Badge

3 metres of wide backing fabric

Listing in Show Catalogue

This package gives attendees over $200.00 value for the low cost of $100.00, FANTASTIC isn't it? If you are interested in purchasing one of these packages please email us for further details.

That’s it for now – stay tuned and please leave us some feedback.

Cheers,

Sharon & Tracey